![]() While we’ve become accustomed at this point to read dystopian stories with alternating chapters in various character’s POVs, Ms Oliver has taken things one step further in this one where we have the option to either read the chapters in alternating patterns so that we can see what’s going in at the same point in time for both Lyra and Gemma, or we can read their entire stories as one thread per character. She’s done it again here like she has with Delirium in the past, however this time there are a lot of contemporary references that make it just about realistic enough that we can all believe that it’s present day. Well, let’s just say that our author is quite creative and has this ability to write a story that’s quite interesting. No matter how it is read, Replica is an ambitious, thought-provoking masterwork. They can read the story of Gemma or Lyra straight through first, followed by the other girl’s story, or they can move between chapters in Lyra’s and Gemma’s sections. Using hotlinks in this electronic edition, readers can decide how they would like to read the book, as with the print version. While the stories of Lyra and Gemma mirror each other, each contains breathtaking revelations critically important to the other story. Hungry for answers, she travels to Florida, only to stumble upon two replicas and a completely new set of questions. But after she is nearly abducted by a stranger claiming to know her, Gemma starts to investigate her family’s past and discovers her father’s mysterious connection to the secretive Haven research facility. A lonely teen, her life is circumscribed by home, school, and her best friend, April. Gemma has been in and out of hospitals for as long as she can remember. When a surprise attack is launched on Haven, two of its young experimental subjects-Lyra, or 24, and the boy known only as 72-manage to escape. In truth, Haven is a clandestine research facility where thousands of replicas, or human models, are born, raised, and observed. But up close the locked doors, military guards, and biohazard suits tell a different story. Lyra’s story begins in the Haven Institute, a building tucked away on a private island off the coast of Florida that from a distance looks serene and even beautiful. The two distinct parts of this astonishing novel combine to produce an unforgettable journey. The stories can be read separately, one after the other, or in alternating chapters. Replica contains two narratives in one: Lyra’s story and Gemma’s story. From Lauren Oliver, New York Times bestselling author of Before I Fall and the Delirium trilogy, comes an epic, masterful novel that explores issues of individuality, identity, and humanity.
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